Saturday May 22, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 22, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Texas           20  13  3.24   33  14   4   303   269  123  109   22   94  154
New York        21  11  3.29   32  11  10   303   254  122  111   19  108  154
Baltimore       18  14  3.30   32   6   5   292   265  122  107   17  127  102
Kansas City     21  11  3.34   32   6   9   291   278  117  108   18  100  152
Detroit         13  17  3.38   30   6   5   269   248  126  101   19  117  153
Cleveland       13  19  3.45   32   5   6   292   272  134  112   16  118  179
California      15  24  3.91   39  11   5   348   325  180  151   24  135  252
Milwaukee       13  14  3.94   27   3   8   238   215  121  104   12  101  114
Boston          14  18  4.00   32   8   3   288   312  149  128   26   96  130
Oakland         15  21  4.01   36   5   5   328   335  174  146   22  106  160
Chicago         14  16  4.12   30  10   5   264   262  141  121   14   99  169
Minnesota       17  16  4.25   33   5   5   299   308  159  141   19  137  172

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doyle Alexander (BAL)  2   1  1.91   6   1   0   0   0   33   19    8    7    1   15   12
Paul Lindblad (OAK)    2   0  2.16  17   0   0   0   0   33   24   11    8    1    4   12
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      4   3  2.24   7   7   5   0   1   56   51   24   14    3   11   31
Dick Pole (BOS)        1   1  2.25   7   3   0   0   0   36   27    9    9    2   15   12
Bill Travers (MIL)     3   2  2.30   7   7   1   0   0   43   39   16   11    0   17   31
Ken Holtzman (BAL)     3   2  2.45   8   8   3   0   1   59   50   18   16    1   22   13
Bill Campbell (MIN)    5   1  2.73  14   0   0   3   0   33   28   10   10    0   20   21
Rich Gossage (CHI)     2   3  2.89   7   6   4   0   0   53   38   19   17    3   17   46
Luis Tiant (BOS)       5   2  2.91   8   8   2   0   1   56   59   27   18    6   17   24
Jackie Brown (CLE)     3   1  2.93   7   4   1   0   1   40   39   16   13    5   13   22

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          1   1  1.17   6   0   0   2   0    8    6    1    1    0    1    5
Wayne Garland          3   0  1.42  10   0   0   1   0   32   20    6    5    0   11   12
Doyle Alexander        2   1  1.91   6   1   0   0   0   33   19    8    7    1   15   12
Ken Holtzman           3   2  2.45   8   8   3   0   1   59   50   18   16    1   22   13
Ross Grimsley          1   2  3.09   7   4   0   0   0   35   33   17   12    3   12    9
Mike Flanagan          0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    9    6    4    4    1    5    7
Jim Palmer             5   4  3.86  11  11   3   0   1   72   70   34   31    6   35   29
Dyar Miller            1   1  4.38  10   0   0   2   0   12   15    7    6    1    5    6
Mike Cuellar           2   3  7.11   8   8   0   0   0   32   46   27   25    4   21    9

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Pole              1   1  2.25   7   3   0   0   0   36   27    9    9    2   15   12
Jim Willoughby         1   2  2.75  12   0   0   1   0   20   22   10    6    1    7    8
Luis Tiant             5   2  2.91   8   8   2   0   1   56   59   27   18    6   17   24
Reggie Cleveland       2   0  2.93   9   0   0   0   0   28   27    9    9    0   12   10
Fergie Jenkins         3   5  3.56   8   8   5   0   1   61   57   25   24    6   14   41
Tom House              1   2  4.58  13   0   0   2   0   18   14    9    9    1    7    7
Rick Jones             0   0  5.19   4   0   0   0   0    9   12    5    5    0    4    4
Rick Wise              1   3  6.62   7   7   1   0   0   34   54   27   25    3    6   14
Bill Lee               0   3  7.31   6   6   0   0   0   28   40   28   23    7   14   10

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             3   0  0.96  12   0   0   2   0   19   16    3    2    0    4   16
Paul Hartzell          0   1  2.93  13   0   0   2   0   31   29   12   10    1    9   11
Frank Tanana           5   3  2.93  10  10   6   0   0   77   59   31   25    9   21   73
Gary Ross              1   5  3.57   8   7   0   0   0   45   50   23   18    3   12   30
Nolan Ryan             3   4  3.74   9   9   4   0   1   65   39   29   27    2   46   79
Mickey Scott           0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    0    2    1
Sid Monge              1   1  4.19   9   2   0   0   0   19   19    9    9    2   12    1
Don Kirkwood           1   4  5.53   8   8   1   0   0   42   52   29   26    3   11   19
Andy Hassler           0   3  5.91   4   3   0   0   0   21   25   18   14    1    7    7
Dick Drago             1   3  6.62  14   0   0   1   0   18   22   15   13    1    5   11
Steve Dunning          0   0  7.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    9    9    5    2    6    4

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Brett              1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    5    1    0    0    0    5    1
Wilbur Wood            4   3  2.24   7   7   5   0   1   56   51   24   14    3   11   31
Clay Carroll           1   1  2.25   8   0   0   3   0   28   23   10    7    0    8   17
Rich Gossage           2   3  2.89   7   6   4   0   0   53   38   19   17    3   17   46
Jim Otten              0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    0    2    3
Terry Forster          1   1  4.91   5   5   0   0   0   26   35   15   14    1   10   22
Pete Vuckovich         1   1  4.91   6   2   0   0   0   18   19   10   10    2   11   11
Dave Hamilton          1   2  5.00   8   1   0   2   0   18   20   10   10    1   10   14
Francisco Barrios      0   0  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    5    7    4    4    0    1    4
Jesse Jefferson        1   1  6.94   2   2   0   0   0   12   10    9    9    0    8    6
Bart Johnson           2   4  7.79   6   6   1   0   1   32   40   29   28    2   12   12
Jack Kucek             0   0  9.64   2   0   0   0   0    5    9    5    5    2    4    2

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Waits             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    4    4    0    0    0    2    1
Tom Buskey             2   2  1.23  10   0   0   0   0   22   11    3    3    1    8   10
Stan Thomas            0   0  1.93   8   0   0   1   0   14    9    5    3    0   11   11
Dave LaRoche           0   1  2.70  12   0   0   3   0   20   13    6    6    0   13   20
Jim Kern               1   2  2.87  10   1   0   1   0   31   21   16   10    0   18   35
Jackie Brown           3   1  2.93   7   4   1   0   1   40   39   16   13    5   13   22
Pat Dobson             3   5  3.20   8   8   3   0   0   51   46   24   18    3   13   22
Don Hood               1   2  3.54  10   1   0   1   0   20   28    8    8    2    7    8
Dennis Eckersley       2   2  4.40   7   7   1   0   1   29   21   15   14    3   15   27
Fritz Peterson         0   3  4.81   7   7   0   0   0   39   48   23   21    2    6   14
Jim Bibby              1   1  6.75   7   4   0   0   0   21   32   18   16    0   12    9

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Fidrych           1   0  0.90   3   1   1   0   0   10    5    1    1    0    1    6
Steve Grilli           1   1  2.30   8   0   0   0   0   16   18    7    4    1   12    7
Bill Laxton            0   1  2.32   6   0   0   2   0   31   16   11    8    4   13   26
Vern Ruhle             3   0  3.23   6   6   1   0   0   39   35   14   14    4   13   18
Dave Roberts           3   2  3.27   6   6   3   0   1   44   33   18   16    4   12   17
John Hiller            1   3  3.47  13   0   0   3   0   23   23   11    9    2   13   21
Ray Bare               2   4  3.48   8   8   1   0   1   44   48   27   17    3   19   21
Jim Crawford           0   3  4.20   5   0   0   0   0   15   15    7    7    1    7   10
Joe Coleman            2   3  4.82   9   9   0   0   0   47   55   30   25    0   27   27

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Larry Gura             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Tom Hall               1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    1    0    0    0    1    3
Ray Sadecki            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    0    0    0    3    1
Mark Littell           2   0  0.89  12   0   0   3   0   20   11    3    2    0   10   23
Marty Pattin           1   4  2.65  13   0   0   3   0   17   13    5    5    2    4   13
Steve Mingori          1   0  3.00   8   0   0   1   0    9    9    3    3    0    1    3
Dennis Leonard         3   1  3.29   7   7   2   0   0   55   52   20   20    4   17   34
Doug Bird              4   1  3.30  13   4   0   2   0   44   39   16   16    4   13   20
Al Fitzmorris          5   1  3.42   8   8   3   0   0   50   57   22   19    1    7   21
Steve Busby            1   1  3.82   5   5   1   0   0   31   26   17   13    1   20   10
Paul Splittorff        3   3  4.61   9   8   0   0   0   53   61   28   27    6   18   21
Bob McClure            0   0 11.57   5   0   0   0   0    2    1    3    3    0    6    3

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Travers           3   2  2.30   7   7   1   0   0   43   39   16   11    0   17   31
Bill Castro            0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0   12    7    4    4    1    3    6
Jim Slaton             6   1  3.59   9   9   2   0   2   68   60   28   27    4   22   28
Jim Colborn            2   4  3.65   7   7   0   0   0   37   34   19   15    2   10   17
Jerry Augustine        0   1  4.50   7   0   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    2    0    4
Bill Champion          0   0  4.61   7   0   0   0   0   14   15    8    7    0    9    6
Pete Broberg           1   2  5.03   4   4   0   0   0   20   17   13   11    0   16    4
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   3  5.12  15   0   0   7   0   19   13   13   11    1   13   12
Tom Hausman            0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    3    1
Tom Murphy             0   1  6.43  11   0   0   1   0   14   17   12   10    1    7    5
Ray Sadecki            0   0 13.50   3   0   0   0   0    2    3    3    3    1    1    0

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          2   0  0.83  12   0   0   0   0   22   17    3    2    1    7    6
Bill Campbell          5   1  2.73  14   0   0   3   0   33   28   10   10    0   20   21
Bert Blyleven          3   3  3.30   9   9   2   0   0   71   79   30   26    3   26   55
Mike Pazik             0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    7    9    5    3    0    3    5
Dave Goltz             3   2  4.80   9   9   3   0   0   60   61   35   32    3   21   34
Steve Luebber          0   1  5.32  11   0   0   2   0   24   19   14   14    4    8   11
Jim Hughes             0   4  5.46   6   5   0   0   0   28   34   22   17    5    9   12
Vic Albury             1   1  5.59   5   0   0   0   0   10   13    8    6    0    4    1
Joe Decker             2   3  6.06   8   8   0   0   0   36   39   25   24    2   35   24
Pete Redfern           1   1  7.00   2   2   0   0   0    9    9    7    7    1    4    3

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Brett              0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    1
Sparky Lyle            4   1  1.42  15   0   0   7   0   32   26    7    5    0   10   17
Dave Pagan             0   0  1.80   4   0   0   0   0   10    6    3    2    0    1    6
Tippy Martinez         1   0  1.86   6   0   0   1   0   10    8    2    2    1    5    7
Dick Tidrow            2   0  2.55  11   0   0   1   0   18   18    5    5    0    8   15
Ed Figueroa            3   3  3.30   8   8   3   0   1   57   57   24   21    1   24   25
Catfish Hunter         4   5  3.54  10  10   7   0   2   89   64   36   35    9   18   46
Rudy May               3   1  3.83   6   6   0   0   0   40   27   20   17    5   18   20
Dock Ellis             4   1  3.97   8   8   1   0   0   45   42   21   20    2   24   17
Ron Guidry             0   0 108.0   1   0   0   0   0    0    4    4    4    1    0    0

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Lindblad          2   0  2.16  17   0   0   0   0   33   24   11    8    1    4   12
Dick Bosman            0   0  3.00   5   1   0   0   0   18   20    6    6    0    3    5
Stan Bahnsen           1   0  3.20   5   4   0   0   0   25   27   10    9    1    5   13
Mike Torrez            4   4  3.32  10  10   1   0   0   65   50   30   24    5   30   31
Vida Blue              3   5  3.69  10  10   3   0   0   68   76   35   28    2   20   34
Jim Todd               2   4  4.05  18   0   0   2   0   27   26   16   12    1   15    8
Rollie Fingers         2   3  4.18  18   0   0   3   0   28   28   15   13    2    9   26
Paul Mitchell          1   2  6.46   5   5   1   0   0   24   34   20   17    3    4   18
Glenn Abbott           0   1  6.59   6   1   0   0   0   14   18   11   10    2    3    3
Mike Norris            0   2  6.66   9   5   0   0   0   26   32   20   19    5   13   10

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Foucault         3   1  0.98  11   0   0   2   0   18   13    3    2    1    4    8
Jeff Terpko            1   1  1.64   5   0   0   0   0   11    8    2    2    1    6    5
Steve Hargan           1   1  1.84   7   0   0   0   0   15   11    4    3    1   10   10
Nelson Briles          4   1  3.09   7   7   3   0   0   55   50   21   19    6    9   27
Steve Barr             1   2  3.28   4   3   2   0   0   25   18   10    9    3   11    7
Bill Singer            3   1  3.42   8   8   2   0   1   53   44   24   20    3   21   28
Gaylord Perry          4   3  3.57   8   8   5   0   0   68   61   27   27    4   17   37
Joe Hoerner            0   0  3.60   9   0   0   2   0    5    1    2    2    0    4    3
Jim Umbarger           3   3  3.69   7   7   2   0   0   46   52   24   19    2   11   24
Stan Perzanowski       0   0  8.10   3   0   0   0   0    7   11    6    6    1    1    5

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Slaton (MIL)           6
  B. Campbell (MIN)         5
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  F. Tanana (CAL)           5
  L. Tiant (BOS)            5
  D. Bird (KC)              4
  N. Briles (TEX)           4
  D. Ellis (NY)             4
  C. Hunter (NY)            4

Losses:

  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  P. Dobson (CLE)           5
  C. Hunter (NY)            5
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          5
  G. Ross (CAL)             5
  R. Bare (DET)             4
  J. Colborn (MIL)          4
  J. Hughes (MIN)           4
  B. Johnson (CHI)          4
  D. Kirkwood (CAL)         4

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)            7
  F. Tanana (CAL)           6
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          5
  G. Perry (TEX)            5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  R. Gossage (CHI)          4
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  V. Blue (OAK)             3
  N. Briles (TEX)           3
  P. Dobson (CLE)           3

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)              7
  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        7
  B. Campbell (MIN)         3
  C. Carroll (CHI)          3
  R. Fingers (OAK)          3
  J. Hiller (DET)           3
  D. LaRoche (CLE)          3
  M. Littell (KC)           3
  M. Pattin (KC)            3
  D. Bird (KC)              2

Shutouts:

  C. Hunter (NY)            2
  J. Slaton (MIL)           2
  R. Bare (DET)             1
  J. Brown (CLE)            1
  D. Eckersley (CLE)        1
  E. Figueroa (NY)          1
  K. Holtzman (BAL)         1
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          1
  B. Johnson (CHI)          1
  J. Palmer (BAL)           1

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (NY)         89.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)        76.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)        72.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      71.0
  V. Blue (OAK)          68.1
  G. Perry (TEX)         68.0
  J. Slaton (MIL)        67.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          65.0
  M. Torrez (OAK)        65.0
  F. Jenkins (BOS)       60.2

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        79
  V. Blue (OAK)            76
  J. Palmer (BAL)          70
  C. Hunter (NY)           64
  D. Goltz (MIN)           61
  G. Perry (TEX)           61
  P. Splittorff (KC)       61
  J. Slaton (MIL)          60
  F. Tanana (CAL)          59
  L. Tiant (BOS)           59

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           36
  V. Blue (OAK)            35
  D. Goltz (MIN)           35
  J. Palmer (BAL)          34
  F. Tanana (CAL)          31
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        30
  J. Coleman (DET)         30
  M. Torrez (OAK)          30
  B. Johnson (CHI)         29
  D. Kirkwood (CAL)        29

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)            9
  F. Tanana (CAL)           9
  B. Lee (BOS)              7
  N. Briles (TEX)           6
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  P. Splittorff (KC)        6
  L. Tiant (BOS)            6
  J. Brown (CLE)            5
  J. Hughes (MIN)           5

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            46
  J. Decker (MIN)          35
  J. Palmer (BAL)          35
  M. Torrez (OAK)          30
  J. Coleman (DET)         27
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        26
  D. Ellis (NY)            24
  E. Figueroa (NY)         24
  K. Holtzman (BAL)        22
  J. Slaton (MIL)          22

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            79
  F. Tanana (CAL)          73
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        55
  R. Gossage (CHI)         46
  C. Hunter (NY)           46
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         41
  G. Perry (TEX)           37
  J. Kern (CLE)            35
  V. Blue (OAK)            34
  D. Goltz (MIN)           34

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